of tom cruise , " said his friend dr . jerry punch . " there he was in victory lane with the team all around him and beauty queens hanging all over him . it was important for the people at the hospital to see tim the way he really was , when he was healthy and handsome and vital , not the way he was as they saw him every day in the hospital . " on august 13 , 1989 , richmond died at the age of 34 , about two years after his final nascar race . he was buried in ashland , ohio . the secrecy surrounding the circumstance of his death caused speculation for several days . at the time , punch stated
of tom cruise, " said his friend dr. jerry punch. " there he was in victory lane with the team all around him and beauty queens hanging all over him. it was important for the people at the hospital to see tim the way he really was, when he was healthy and handsome and vital, not the way he was as they saw him every day in the hospital. " on august 13, 1989, richmond died at the age of 34, about two years after his final nascar race. he was buried in ashland, ohio. the secrecy surrounding the circumstance of his death caused speculation for several days. at the time, punch stated